Tundra

travel up to five miles per hour? They can reach these speeds using the water, their aerodynamic bodies, and strong flippers. This just one of the things that these amazing birds can accomplish. P2: The biome they live in is referred to as an Arctic Tundra, a biome made up of long freezing winters and short cool summers with the land being composed of ice (in some locations). The one we will be focusing on will be located in Antarctica. During the summer, the weather can range from 70 to 80…

desert of the tundra so they adapted to their habitat and found new sources of food. They mostly lived of meat from hunting animals. They used harpoons to hunt seals, walruses, and the bowhead whale. They also ate fish and found many types of berries.…

Tropical forests are found near the equator in Central America, parts Africa and Asia. They are very hot and humid and contain a huge variety of plants and animals round half of the entire world's species. Trees are mostly hardwood. “The world's largest tropical rainforests are in South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia” (Line3 TR), this explain as to why the temperature in these places tend to be humid. Tropical forest is a great place for many different species of plant to grow because of…

Safety Is Overrated “Rash” is a speculative fiction navel written by Pete Hautman. Rash shows how safety isn’t something everyone wants because safe does not mean that you’ll enjoy life to its fullest. Rash tells the story of Bo Marston, a 16-year old high school student who lives in the United Safer States of America in 2074.He is forced to wear protective, padded clothes everywhere and cannot do many of the things we can today . Rash shows what an overprotective government can do and how it…

they lose less water and sheds snows easier. Waxy coating on the needles prevent evaporation. Needles are darker in color to increase solar heat. A lot of the trees have droopy branches to help shed excess snow to keep the branches from snapping. g: Tundra plants are small and low growing because of the lack of nutrients also being close to the ground to keep them from freezing. Plants are dark in color because of solar warmth. Some plants are covered with hair to help keep them warm. Another…

Disregarding the small size, West Virginia contains many different biomes spread throughout the state. Some of the biomes I have found is deciduous forest, coniferous forest, grasslands, savanna, tundra, and alpine biomes. Each one has their own average temperatures, typical animals and plants. Towards the northern part of the state there are more harsh temperatures and weather compared to the lower part. The southern part though gets pretty harsh temperatures and weather itself. You may find…

which causes flooding killing habitats causing species to migrate. The pollutants that come from the drilling become toxic to the arctic tundra. (Sovacool 189-192) This article is a incredibly useful to because it explains how the drilling affects the ecosystems in the arctic refuge. It gives examples of other oil contaminations and developments in tundras and shows the effects it has on the ecosystems. . Tsuyuzaki, Shiro, Yuki Sawada, Keiji Kushida, and Masami Fukuda. "A Preliminary…

Arctic Foxes, also known as Alopex Lagopus, are one of the toughest animals in the world (Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife). They demonstrate their strength by enduring the Arctic weather, surviving in alpine tundras, on ice floes, and in coastal-style areas (Natural Habitat WWF). The Arctic Fox is recognizable by its long bushy tail, compact body, and varying fur colors from dark gray to white, which change depending on the season. The Pacific Ocean Aquarium. The Arctic Fox is critically…

in some instances, Boreal Forest comes under the classification of the Arctic biome, in this case the Arctic biome will solely focus on the tundra landscape, since it could be argued that the Boreal Forest is an Ecotone between the Temperate biome and the Tundra biome, in relation to Köppen’s climate classification system. (www.isc-audubon.org) The Tundra biome is largely made up of low lying grasses with no trees, apart from a newly adapted dwarf version of a few tree types such as the Dwarf…

black spots and almost white coat. Declining due to loss of habitat and climate change, there are as few of 4000 snow leopards in the wild. The earth has six major biomes. Tropical, grassland, desert, temperate, taiga and tundra. The snow leopard lives within the tundra biome. The snow leopard has thick fur and dark spots. These features help the snow leopard adapt and survive in this type of climate and within its habitat. The fur makes a camouflage for the animal to blend in with its…